Meditation refers to a state where your body and mind are intentionally relaxed and focused.  Practitioners of this talent say that they have increased awareness, focus, and concentration, as well as a more positive outlook in life.

Meditation is most commonly associated with monks, mystics and other spiritual disciplines.  However, you don’t have to be a monk or mystic to enjoy its benefits.  You don’t even have to be in a special place to practice it.  You could even try it in your own living room!

Although there are many different approaches to meditation, the fundamental principles remain the same.  The most important principle is that of removing obstructive, negative, and wandering thoughts and fantasies, and calming the mind with a deep sense of focus.  This clears the mind of debris and prepares it for a higher quality of activity.

The negative thoughts you have – those of noisy neighbors, bossy officemates, that parking ticket you got, and unwanted spam– are said to contribute to the ‘polluting’ of the mind, and shutting them out is allows for the ‘cleansing’ of the mind so that it may focus on deeper, more meaningful thoughts.

Some practitioners even shut out all sensory input – no sights, no sounds, and nothing to touch – and try to detach themselves from the commotion around them.  You may now focus on a deep, profound thought if this is your goal.  It may seem deafening at first, since we are all too accustomed to constantly hearing and seeing things, but as you continue this exercise you will find yourself becoming more aware of everything around you.

If you find the meditating positions you see on television threatening – those with impossibly arched backs, and painful-looking contortions – you need not worry.  The principle here is to be in a comfortable position conducive to concentration.  This may be while sitting cross-legged, standing, lying down, and even walking.

If the position allows you to relax and focus, then that would be a good starting point.  While sitting or standing, the back should be straight, but not tense or tight.  In other positions, the only thing that is a big no, is slouching and falling asleep.

Loose, comfortable clothes help a lot in the process since tight fitting clothes have a tendency to choke you up and make you feel tense.

The place you perform meditation should have a soothing atmosphere.  It may be in your living room, or bedroom, or any place that you feel comfortable in.  You might want an exercise mat if you plan to take on the more challenging positions (if you feel more focused doing so, and if the contortionist in you is screaming for release).  You may want to have the place arranged so that it is soothing to your senses.

Silence helps most people relax and meditate, so you may want a quiet, isolated area far from the ringing of the phone or the humming of the washing machine.  Pleasing scents also help in that regard, so stocking up on aromatic candles isn’t such a bad idea either.

The monks you see on television making those monotonous sounds are actually performing their mantra.  This, in simple terms, is a short creed, a simple sound which, for these practitioners, holds a mystic value.

You do not need to perform such; however, it would pay to note that focusing on repeated actions such as breathing, and humming help the practitioner enter a higher state of consciousness.

The principle here is focus.  You could also try focusing on a certain object or thought, or even, while keeping your eyes open, focus on a single sight.

One sample routine would be to – while in a meditative state – silently name every part of you body and focusing your consciousness on that part. While doing this you should be aware of any tension on any part of your body.  Mentally visualize releasing this tension.  It works wonders.

In all, meditation is a relatively risk-free practice and its benefits are well worth the effort (or non-effort – remember we’re relaxing).

Studies have shown that meditation does bring about beneficial physiologic effects to the body.  And there has been a growing consensus in the medical community to further study the effects of such.  So in the near future, who knows, that mystical, esoteric thing we call meditation might become a science itself!

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You have probably come across some New Age terms such as “chakra”, “prana”, “aura”, and “tantra” in some books on spirituality and healing. But what’s the real real meaning of these words?

Are All Energy Healings the Same?

The answer to this is no. Every energy healings are used in different cultures and do different things. In this post I will explain Pranic and Reiki and what are used in the healings.

Pranic

The Chakras or Energy Centres are terms used in Pranic healing, an ancient Hindu system of healing energies. “Prana” means life energy. “Aura” is another word traced to Pranic healing. An aura is a body that of energy, which exists along with our physical body. The aura that covers our body is said to have seven layers related to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of an individual. Studying the color and thickness of an aura, can give us an idea to the state of health of an individual. There are six colors associated with the aura and they’re interpreted into six different personalities. These colors are all present in an individual but one or two have more brighhtness and colour to them.

The six defferent personalities are as followed:
Green – ambitious achiever
Blue – spiritual peacemaker
White – unconventional chameleon
Red – activist
Orange – creative communicator
Violet – psychic

Reiki

Unlike Pranic healings, which has Hindu origins, Reiki originated from Japan. It is relatively younger than Pranic healings having been rediscovered in the early 1900’s. Reiki stands for universal energy, an energy brought forth by higher intelligence. Students of Reiki are taught how to tap this energy to heal physical, emotional, and mental illnesses.

Although Pranic and Reiki are both systems of energy healing, they differ in the type of energy tapped for healing: life energy and universal energy respectively.

The concepts of the connectedness of mind, body, and spirit; the connection of individuals to all living and nonliving things around them and to the universe; and how energy impacts physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being are some of the salient similarities of these three healing methods.

Why Do People Turn to Energy Healing?

Pranic, Tantric, and Reiki are considered alternative methods of healing. In spite of the availability and relative accessibility of modern medicine, how come more and more people are being drawned to them? Here are some reasons:

· Energy healing worked where modern medicine failed.

For several reasons both explainable and unexplainable, modern medical treatment failed to heal ailments and conditions in several if not many persons. Research or data may not be able to support this statement. But for the families of the dying as well as for the dying patient, they would take the risk of using alternative methods ranging from herbals and organics, faith healers, witch doctors, and New Age healing techniques just to be get well.

· People perceive modern medicine to be isolating.

Medical treatments are oftentimes focused on the disease and its causative agent, which can make a patient feel isolated and treated like a mere host of the disease. Although recent developments in hospital practice are gradually promoting the holistic treatment of a patient, the perception still persists. Unlike in energy healing, since energy and spirituality are intimately linked, the patient feels that all aspects of his health are being attended to

· Energy healing is a good way of relieving stress.

Meditation is part and parcel of energy healing methods and this is an added come-on for highly stressed people. Moreover, sophisticated equipment is not required thus it becomes all the more convenient for students and future students of energy healing.

The battle between alternative healing and mainstream medicine continues as both present the benefits of their approach. But in the final analysis, what matters is the restoration of good health.

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This article, by Tana Hoy, is very good and enlightening. It is about something that has the whole world in confusion. Read on and see if you believe that a psychic can see the unseen.

Article from Tana Hoy

There are many theories about the after life. The big question is — does it really exist? Most people believe that it does not. As what Shakespeare says: “The undiscovered country from whose born no traveler returns”; in other words, when someone dies, they cannot go back to tell the tale. But then, there are some people who do believe in life after death.

Some would say that when you die, your spirit would transfer to another creature, human or anything else. Others would view that when you die your spirit stays on Earth, but only invisible to the naked eye. Still, there are others who insist and say that when a person dies, he or she will just cease to exist and that is the end of it. But this is not always the case, especially for from the eyes of a psychic medium.

A psychic medium is a person endowed with a special ability that allows them to get in touch with the spirits in the afterlife. A psychic medium can take messages, converse, and even serve as the body of that spirit for a moment to relay that message to people from the realm of the living seeking that communication. This is in a way eliminates the belief that there is no existence after this Earthly life.

The gift to communicate with spirits from the after life is a rare and special gift of a psychic medium. In fact, there are only a few people who can successfully perform mediumship. When a psychic medium attempts to establish communication with the spirits from the afterlife, they would usually seclude themselves. With perfect concentration, they can go into a trance – a state wherein they loose themselves and go into another dimension.

The psychic medium has other abilities aside from being able to communicate with spirits from the realm of the after life. They also have the capability to see the future. This is one of the major reasons why people would rather seek guidance from a psychic medium than just from a mere psychic reader.

If you need to know more concerning your loved ones who have passed away, or know what to prepare for the future, a psychic medium has both abilities and can surely be beneficial to you. For a little contrast, psychic readers will not only be able to predict your future and tell you the mysteries of it, but they cannot speak to the spirits in the afterlife.

There are many out there who want to experience this phenomenon of being able to see the future before it unfolds. There are many people who have many questions concerning their loved ones who have passed away; they want to know what counsels these loved ones could give them both for the present as well as for the future. There may even be some who are haunted and want to live in peace and they seek for endowment through a psychic medium.

For all your concerns and answers, seeking a psychic medium is a good option. A medium will guide you through this life’s queries and will enlighten your understanding.

Tana Hoy is a natural born Psychic. He became famous when he predicted the Oklahoma City Bombing 90 minutes before it happened, on a radio show. He has also helped many people with his psychic ability. Visit his website to know more about Tana Hoy as a Psychic Medium.

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Andrew Brewer, “The Rock n Roll Psychic”, is a nationally televised clairvoyant and astrologer. Andrew has over one hundred appearances to his credit on radio and TV, perhaps most notably as the featured psychic and co-host, along with Erik Estrada and Jenilee Harrison, of “Kebrina’s Psychic Answer”. Andrew was the resident morning psychic for many years on Magic 99.7 FM—Columbus’ leading Rock station—and was also featured in a segment on “PM Magazine”. A talented writer, Andrew has published articles on a wide variety of metaphysical topics. He was at one time a featured columnist in “The Free Press” and has been featured, and quoted, in front page articles in both “The Los Angeles Times” and “USA Today”.  Andrew has advised major players from Hollywood to Wall Street and his client list, both past and present, includes Actors and Directors, Recording Stars (from L.A. to Nashville, San Francisco to Berlin) and business executives, internationally known super-models, NFL Cheerleaders and professional athletes in both the NFL and the NBA. A dynamic speaker, Andrew has led workshops for both corporate and non-corporate audiences all across the country. Not content “only” to be a psychic, Andrew “retired” from metaphysics in 1994 to “prove” he could make it in the big bad world of business and over a ten year six figure plus career, Andrew managed projects for several Fortune 500 companies and was twice selected for inclusion in “Who’s Who in Business”.

Andy is called “Rock n Roll Psychic” not because he is music but because a lot of his clients are in the Rock and Roll industry, so he was known as “Rock and Roll’s Psychic” and it stuck. I asked him what he does as a psychic or a clairvoyant and he said he used a lot of different things like, astrology, clairvoyance, psychic readings, he does classes and he works with actors. Andy started as a professional when he was in his early 30s but stopped completely when he had his little girl, Rianna, but then started again but going on and off. He decided to go full time again about three years ago.

I also asked him about some visualisation and relaxation techniques he used and he said to visualise a masseuse massaging your feet, to feel them starting on the balls on your feet and to feel them work their way up your ankles and calves and have the response that would seem appropriate to go with that picture. You should hopefully feel relaxed. That is a visualisation and a relaxation in one and you can do it as many times in a day as you want.

Andy was a great guest and I found him quite amazing and helpful. I hope you have fun listening!

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Do you sometimes have that feeling that something is about to happen and then find that it really does?

Intuition is something we all get. When you feel strongly about something without reason, it’s called intuition. Intuition is that feeling of knowing what to do, or knowing something and it can come in forms of sensing things, clairvoyance or clairaudience.

Clairvoyance is when you see things with your mind’s eye and typically you will know something is happening or something will happen.  Sensing clearly is basically what is referred to as “hunch” or “gut feel”. This is the time when you are overwhelmed with a feeling and you can’t explain it, all you can say is “I just know”.

Clairaudience is being able to “listen” between the lines.  Sometimes, a certain sound (like a bird call, a whistle being blown, a train engine) creates an intense feeling of ‘knowing’ something.

Some people say only a number of people are gifted with intuition, but I don’t think this is true.  I think that everyone has intuition but not everyone knows how to “tap in to it” or may have even learned to ignore their intuition.

Intuition promotes good communication. It makes you more sensitive to the people around you; it often keeps you from hurting those you love because you are intuitive enough to understand them. Intuition aids your creativity and may also provide a healing power.  This healing power is not in the physical sense, but allows you to look deep into your soul to remove negative energy that may be buried there.

My Mum has an intuition around business and technical things.  By listening to what others are describing, my Mum can often ‘reach the heart of a matter’ and help others achieve success.  I’ve seen her do this a heap of times – and it amazes a lot of people.  When we ask Mum, ‘how did you know to ask that question’ she will often say she doesn’t know why, just that it seemed to be the right question to ask then and there.  Some will say that Mum just listens well, but listening well is part of being intuitive.

Some ways to unlock this your intuitive powers are:

1. Hypnosis

Hypnosis is not limited to watching a pendulum move back and forth. A self-hypnosis can be made or you can get a hypnotic program or audio that can strengthen your intuition.  By placing yourself in a hypnotic state, you can help your subconscious release any blocks that may be in place.

2. Meditation

Meditating means finding peace in yourself. Sometimes, people confuse Hypnosis and Meditation – but they are different.  If your mind and heart are cluttered with too much hurt, sorrow or is just simply ‘to busy’, you won’t be able to hear (or even sense) that part of you that is intuitive. There are so many ways to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply practice some relaxed deep breathing with a clear mind.  Sometimes, sitting quietly under that beautiful tree in the backyard and just being still is a great meditation.

3. Think positive!

A worry-free and fear-free state could do so much to improve your intuitive ability. By staying positive, you attract good energy that would be able to easily recognize pending feelings and events.  Staying positive includes letting go of the negative thoughts around people and things and just accepting them for what they are.  If you think badly about someone, this will eventually find it’s way to your subconscious and may block your intuition.

4.  Just let go.

If you are on the brink of making a decision, let go of all the inhibitions, head to a peaceful and quiet place and just be still!  You may be amazed at what you ‘hear’ when you do this – make sure that you listen to the voice within you.

Intuition is helpful, because sometimes it leads you to something that cannot otherwise be achieved. A lot of lives have been saved by intuition alone and you will find your decisions are easier done if armed by this gift. Develop intuition now and let benefits you have never imagined come to you.

Click here to get some help with developing your intuition. (I find this site a little “commercial” however there are some good products.)

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On today’s show we had a general chit-chat, and people in the Chat Room were talking about Aboriginal culture, and sure enough this turned to ‘The Dreaming’. So I thought I would share with you my favourite dreaming story:

Why The Kangaroo Hops

One day in Dreamtime all the kangaroos ran on all four legs, which was very different to today’s kangaroos which hop. So one day a kangaroo was sitting under the mulga trees when a huge tree fell near him. Flames raged out of the tree. He looked around him and saw fire. He ran as fast as he could but the fire spread quickly and soon enough the kangaroo was trapped and the fire formed a circle. The kangaroo had an idea so he ran and took a big leap and over he went. He looked at his paws. They had shrunk. He tried to run but he couldn’t run so he started to hop, and that’s why kangaroos hop.

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The Dreamtime (Dreaming) are a collection of stories that are equivalent to “Once Upon A Time” stories. They are stories of how the world and animals became how and what they are today. For example, the story above is a story of how the Kangaroo got his paws.

In the show I also drew a few cards, two of theses were, Clear Your Space and Charkra Clearing:

Clear Your Space

Archangel Jophiel: “Get rid of clutter, clear the energy around you and use feng shui.”
Jophiel’s aura is deep rose pink, signifying her beautiful, loving, and caring nature. Your home and work environment affect you on many levels. Clutter can erode your energy, creativity, and prosperity. Jophiel will help you find time and motivation to clear interferences from your physical environment.

Charkra Clearing

Archangel Metatron: “Call upon me to clear and open your charkras, using sacred geometric shapes.”
Metatron’s aura is beautiful violet and sea foam-green stripes. Metatron uses sacred geomrty shapes to clear and align charkra energy centres in our bodies. Mentally ask Metatron to open your chakras, and he’ll gently send his “Metatron Cube” through the crown charkra at the top of your head and send it down through all of the charkras.

These were only two of the amazing cards that I drew. Listen to hear about all of the cards.

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Sheila (aka Astrology’s Astrologer) and I had a great talk today on my That Psychic Girl Talk Show. We discussed birth charts, how she developed her skill and why she puts a positive slant on things.  She also read a few birth charts during the show.

A birth chart, also called natal or soul chart, shows the positions of the stars at your time of birth in the place you were born in. Sheila believes this gives you your message for life.

Astrologers mostly study the power that far away celestial (cosmic) objects have on human lives. The placement of the sun, stars, moon and planets at the time of people’s birth, is said to form their personality, affect their relationships and predict their financial fortunes, among other divinations.

You probably most familiar with the zodiac, which is a form of astrology known as sun-sign astrology. Most of us have read our horoscopes in the local newspaper or even in magazines.  Your zodiac sign is based on your date of birth and nothing more. Many astrologers will tell you that this form of astrology is so basic that it produces very limited results.

To produce a more accurate reading, astrologers check to see what sign each planet was in at the time of birth. The planets and signs combine with other elements, such as houses and angles, to form a complex and often very specific profile of a subject’s personality, life and future prospects. When Sheila agreed to be on my show she asked for date, time and place of birth so she could make a chart for me. She discussed what things on the chart meant and how I could use that information to my advantage.

Eastern cultures practice their own forms of astrology, among which  Chinese, Vedic and Tibetan astrology are among the most well-known and Western Astrology has evolved from the combination of practices from ancient cultures.  As a result, there is a considerable diversity of methods and philosophies. In my research, I found that the different practices of astrology may be categorized by end result that is intended, as I’ve shared below:

• Mundane Astrology – This is used to examine world events and make predictions about national affairs, wars and economies.
• Interrogatory Astrology – This branch can be further subdivided, but generally refers to astrology that seeks to make specific predictions or analyses about the subject’s objectives or events within the subject’s life.
• Natal Astrology – This is what most people think of when they think of astrology. Natal Astrology seeks to make predictions and analyses based on the date of a person’s birth. It’s based on the idea that everything that happens to something is expressed at the very beginning of that thing, sometimes known as the Law of Beginnings

Sheila shared a lot of information, and it’s going to take me many listens to understand everything she said.  I hope you have fun listening.

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Happy Samhain or Halloween. This weekend was the wiccan new year, it is also known as All Hallows Eve.

Kestrel, aka Stan, is a Animal Guide. He has had messages from nature from a very young age. Days filled with time in the fields and woods near his home in Pennsylvania has led him to believe all nature has messages for us. The wind, a running stream, trees ,even the earth itself all have something to give to us if we only take a moment to listen. Animals and birds seemed to migrate to Stan as he has passed through the cycle of life. He doesn’t consider himself special in any way. He believes these messages are there for anyone to hear. Read the rest of this entry »

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Medium Laura Evans is a widely acclaimed Spiritual Medium, Radio Host and personality, intuitive, aspiring author, life coach and spiritual teacher. Laura has been speaking to spirits since age 5 and is known for her readings and accurate descriptions. She is able to connect to your loved ones and guides on the Other Side to bring you comfort and answers.

I was lucky enough to have her as a guest on my Talk Show this week. Laura spoke a lot about energy and “grounding”. This type of grounding isn’t what you do to children when they behave inappropriately, it’s what you do with energy. Grounding means taking energy from Mother Earth and when energy gets given to you, you give it to Mother Earth.

Laura shared an exercise she does with her children to practise grounding. You  pretend that you’re a tree, your feet are the roots, they grow down to the core of the Earth  and any sickness or hurt will go down them and Mother Earth will take that energy, cleanse it and put it back into the world. Then you bring your roots up and into your solar plexus chakra then you hug your belly and you’re then grounded.

Being a medium, Laura takes energy mainly from the Earth but some times she loses her “angle” and takes energy from any source available. Sometimes when she’s talking on the phone to her friends, she’ll have 2 or three fully charged phones ready and in a matter of hours they’ll all be drained of battery.  This is why learning to ground is important.

Energy is conducted through everything, although crystals, candles and essential oils allow that energy to be conducted more easily. Crystals have different energies for example, a clear quartz is for cleaning, a rose quartz symbolises love, hematite absorbs negative energies etc. This is the same for candles and essential oils. Click here if you want to read the crystal meanings.

I found talking to Laura very helpful and enlightening. I hope you find her enlightening too.

Visit Laura’s Sites:

http://www.psychicgrowth.com
http://www.propsychicchat.com

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Nick (aka Bright Sorcerer), was my guest on That Psychic Girl Talk Show this week.

Nick is an author, medium and practising sorcerer who was spiritually awakened several years ago, as a direct result of exploring astral projection.  Nicks journey has seen him set aside religious programming and opening the door to an incredible world that included a recognition of his own psychic gifts.

He was exposed to a type of magic known as chaos magic shortly after his awakening, which formed the basis of his exploration and development, chiefly in the area of psychic abilities and connecting directly with his own Guides, Angels and Ascended Masters.

Chaos magic isn’t a belief or a path (ie. Druid, wiccan etc.) – Chaos magicians are mainly soul practitioners.

Chaos Magic is a way of working with energy using the left and right sides of the brain that provides you with the freedom to incorporate what you want in your life.   With Chaos Magic, you give yourself permission to work with the energy, and modify the spells so that you can work with them in a way that you are comfortable.

I thought this sounded a lot like the Law of Attraction – in that you give yourself permission to attract to you the things you want and I asked Nick about this.  Nicks response was very enlightening – the first thing that we need to remember is that you can’t get something for nothing – particularly working with energy.  When you receive energy, you have to give energy.  Many people believe that the Law Of Attraction is about attracting the things you want to you – without trading.

This was an important lesson for me – when working with energy, spirit or the light (take your pick), you have to be prepared to trade something and that trade doesn’t have to be of the exact same nature.  I.e, if I’m working with light, I don’t have trade my light energy.  However, I do have to give up something to maintain the universal balance.  A very refreshing view.

While talking, Nick mentioned Magic and Spells a fair bit and I couldn’t resist asking about spell casting.  To me, the word ‘Spells’ brings to mind chanting and turning people into toads (and I told Nick that!) but I knew that’s not what he was referring.

The term Spells has a bad rap – it has been overused and misused for centuries, to the point that we now associate it as I have (to chanting and toads).  Really, spells are simply about working with energy to achieve what you want.

Bright Sorcerer, Nick, was a great guest and I learned heaps from him today.

Bright Sorcerer presently hosts a show entitled “Seraphim and Sandalwood” with the aim of bringing enlightenment and awareness to a wide variety of magical and metaphysical topics.

Nick maintains a metaphysical blog called “Walking In Dreamtime” and his show, “Seraphim and Sandalwood” airs on Sunday evenings at 10PM EST.  You can also read some of Nicks metaphysical poetry or listen to a narration of a number of his stories on his poetry blog called “Mystical Musings“.

Have Fun Listening

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